How To Install perl-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-CPAN-Meta
on Rocky Linux 8.
What is perl-CPAN-Meta
Software distributions released to the CPAN include a META.json or, for older distributions, META.yml, which describes the distribution, its contents, and the requirements for building and installing the distribution. The data structure stored in the META.json file is described in CPAN
We can use yum
or dnf
to install perl-CPAN-Meta
on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-CPAN-Meta.
Install perl-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install perl-CPAN-Meta
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-CPAN-Meta
Install perl-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install perl-CPAN-Meta
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-CPAN-Meta
How To Uninstall perl-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the perl-CPAN-Meta
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-CPAN-Meta
perl-CPAN-Meta Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/CONTRIBUTING.mkdn
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/README
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/Todo
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/history
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/history/META-spec-1_0.html
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/history/META-spec-1_1.html
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/history/META-spec-1_2.pod
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/history/META-spec-1_3.pod
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/history/META-spec-1_4.pod
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/00-report-prereqs.dd
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/00-report-prereqs.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/README-data.txt
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/converter-bad.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/converter-fail.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/converter-fragments.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/converter.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fail
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fail/META-1_0.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fail/META-1_1.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fail/META-1_2.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fail/META-1_3.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fail/META-1_4.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fail/META-2.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/107650337-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/1598804075-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/1927486199-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/1985980974-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/2031017050-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/284247103-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/344981821-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/35478989-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/98042513-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/META-1_2.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/META-1_3.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/META-1_4.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/META-2.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/invalid-meta-spec-version.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/invalid-meta-spec-version.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/meta-spec-version-trailing-zeros.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/meta-spec-version-trailing-zeros.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/restrictive-2.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-fixable/version-ranges-2.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/META-1_0.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/META-1_1.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/META-1_2.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/META-1_3.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/META-1_4.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/META-2.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/META-2.meta
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/gpl-1_4.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/preserve-release-status.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/provides-version-missing.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/resources.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/restricted-2.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/restrictive-1_4.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/unicode.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/version-not-normal.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/version-ranges-1_4.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/version-ranges-2.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-test/x_deprecated-META.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/1122575719-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/1206545041-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/1985684504-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/476602558-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/META-1_0.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/META-1_1.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/META-1_4.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/META-2.json
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/scalar-meta-spec.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/data-valid/x_deprecated-META.yml
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/lib
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/lib/Parse
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/lib/Parse/CPAN
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/lib/Parse/CPAN/Meta
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/lib/Parse/CPAN/Meta/Test.pm
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/load-bad.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/merge.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/meta-obj.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/no-index.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/optional_feature-merge.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/parse-cpan-meta
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/parse-cpan-meta/02_api.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/parse-cpan-meta/03_functions.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/parse-cpan-meta/04_export.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/parse-cpan-meta/05_errors.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/prereqs-finalize.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/prereqs-merge.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/prereqs.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/repository.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/save-load.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-CPAN-Meta/t/validator.t
/usr/share/licenses/perl-CPAN-Meta
/usr/share/licenses/perl-CPAN-Meta/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::Converter.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::Feature.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::History.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_0.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_1.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_2.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_3.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_4.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::Merge.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::Prereqs.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::Spec.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/CPAN::Meta::Validator.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Parse::CPAN::Meta.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/Converter.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/Feature.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/History
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/History.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/History/Meta_1_0.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/History/Meta_1_1.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/History/Meta_1_2.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/History/Meta_1_3.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/History/Meta_1_4.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/Merge.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/Prereqs.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/Spec.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/CPAN/Meta/Validator.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Parse
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Parse/CPAN
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Parse/CPAN/Meta.pm
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-CPAN-Meta
on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.